A Dictionary of Spanish ProverbsG. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823 - 391 Seiten |
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... head , saying , at the same time , " Go and crack jokes . " - " When you the dullest of dull things have said , " And then ask pardon for the jest you made . " YOUNG . Andar à caza de gangas.- " To spend one's time uselessly and ...
... head , saying , at the same time , " Go and crack jokes . " - " When you the dullest of dull things have said , " And then ask pardon for the jest you made . " YOUNG . Andar à caza de gangas.- " To spend one's time uselessly and ...
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... head , are never in want of comforters . " - A female who has been seduced , and a man who has had his head broken , are generally solicited to compromise the business . Ayer putas , y hoy comadres . " Yesterday whores , and to - day ...
... head , are never in want of comforters . " - A female who has been seduced , and a man who has had his head broken , are generally solicited to compromise the business . Ayer putas , y hoy comadres . " Yesterday whores , and to - day ...
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... head , and the other , nor the part near the tail ; mean- ing to have the middle piece between them . Bien provecho y salud paxa el pecho , Muela good sway it to them " 11 The Biscayner cut the fish into three pieces , BI 63 BI.
... head , and the other , nor the part near the tail ; mean- ing to have the middle piece between them . Bien provecho y salud paxa el pecho , Muela good sway it to them " 11 The Biscayner cut the fish into three pieces , BI 63 BI.
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... head ; and the head to him who declined the tail ; saying , at the same time , " The silly Bis- cayner is for the middle piece , " and thus out- witted his companions . Blanca con frio , no vale un higo.- " A fair woman in cold weather ...
... head ; and the head to him who declined the tail ; saying , at the same time , " The silly Bis- cayner is for the middle piece , " and thus out- witted his companions . Blanca con frio , no vale un higo.- " A fair woman in cold weather ...
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Descalabrar al alguacil , y acogerse al corregidor . " To break the bailiff's head , and take refuge with the sheriff . " - We say , " Out of the fry- ing pan into the fire . " - Said of those who , in escaping from one danger , run ...
Descalabrar al alguacil , y acogerse al corregidor . " To break the bailiff's head , and take refuge with the sheriff . " - We say , " Out of the fry- ing pan into the fire . " - Said of those who , in escaping from one danger , run ...
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affairs agena ageno agua alludes to persons amigo amor anda año applied asno barba better bien boca boda bolsa bread buen buena bueno buey casa ciento comer como corazon cria daugh devil dexa diablo dinero Dios drink Echar el diablo el lobo expence fond fortune friends gallina gato give guarda hacen hija hijo hombre honor intimates la boca labour live lo que lobo lose madre mala malo mano maravedi married Mas vale mata means metaphorical ex metaphorical expression misfortune mozo muger never one's Oveja padre Palabras paño Parece parida perro piedra pierde pobre poco Poner poor proverb quiere reproof rich ruin Sacar sarten señor SHAK shews Signifying Spain Spaniards speak thing thou tiempo tierra Tomar trae trifling vale viejo viene villano viña vino wine wish woman
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Seite 163 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
Seite 160 - And he who, now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning ; And he whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not poetry, but prose run mad : All these, my modest satire bade translate, And own'd that nine such poets made a Tate.
Seite 88 - The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation ; that away, Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
Seite 259 - Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se quam quod ridiculos homines facit. "Exeat...
Seite 174 - And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information amongst the rest, that -'Trifles light as air, Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong, As proofs of Holy Writ.
Seite 204 - Spanish proverb be true, that a fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another's.
Seite 304 - O thou invisible spirit of wine ! if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.
Seite 68 - HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.
Seite 45 - What though no friends in sable weeds appear, Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year, And bear about the mockery of woe To midnight dances, and the public show?
Seite 92 - Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence.